This study compares the factors that determine consumer acceptance SMS (Short Message Service), NFC (Near Field Communication) and QR (Quick Response) mobile payment systems, in addition to ...determining the principal factors which influence the adoption of these mobile payment systems as means payment. A comprehensive review of the scientific literature has justified the development of a behavioral model that explains intention to use of mobile payments. The results and novelty of this research lies in the formulation of a different behavior according to the use given by users to each of the proposed payment tools. The conclusions and implications for management provide alternatives for companies.
•The objective is comparing the acceptance of the SMS, NFC and QR m-payments.•This paper is a pioneer study of intention to use of SMS, NFC and QR mobile payment.•The results indicate that the m-payment behavior cannot be applied in a global manner.•The relationships are expressed with different intensity depending on each system.•This study provides recommendations for companies interested in SMS, NFC and QR m-payment.
•The objective of this research is the user acceptance analysis based on the moderating effect of experience on VSN.•This paper is a pioneer study of the intention to use the SMS mobile payment on ...VSN.•External influences, attitude, usefulness and risk are determinants of intention.•This study provides a set of recommendations for companies interested in the SMS m-payment on VSN.
Although mobile-related technologies are widely accepted in today's society, mobile payment in Virtual Social Networks (VSN) is not among the most widely used mobile services. This paper analyzes users’ acceptance of mobile payment in VSN. In order to analyze the level of acceptance of this technology, as well as the factors that determine its use by consumers, we have introduced a modification of the classical technological acceptance models (TRA and TAM). Thus, the study proposes and tests an integrated theoretical model, which establishes the relative importance of the key factors (external influences, ease of use, usefulness, attitude, trust and risk) in terms of the acceptance of the mobile payment system in VSN. It also analyzes the eventual moderating effect of users’ experience with similar tools. The empirical results show that the proposed behavioral model (named MPAM-VSN) is accordingly adjusted, thus showing that previous experience increases intention of use. Finally, the results obtained in this study reveal interesting implications for the diffusion of mobile payment systems in VSN.
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the evolution of medical tourism (MT) research from a longitudinal perspective (period 1931–2016). A co-word analysis was applied to themes found in published ...research listed in the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus database services.
The results reveal six clusters of themes: a) issues regarding ethical implications, trust and accreditation; b) health, wellness, spa tourism and service quality; c) health-related issues, medical treatments and tourism; d) “sensitive” practices in MT; e) medical tourism destinations and marketing; and f) globalization, policies and the effect on international patients. This study is one of the first attempts to use a bibliometric approach and co-word analysis so as to offer powerful insight into the conceptual structure of MT research from academic literature and to visualize all the underlying and interconnected subfields. It also provides a guide to researchers by improving the understanding of the current state of the art and predicting the direction of future research.
•A co-word analysis was applied to elucidate the thematic evolution of medical tourism (MT) research from 1931 to 2016.•Research on medical tourism has broadened its focus since 1987.•Topics such as assisted reproduction and fertility tourism will be of interest for MT research in a near future.
•The objective of this research is user acceptance analysis of SMS mobile payment.•This paper is a pioneer study of intention to use of SMS mobile payment.•The analysis test demonstrates effect of ...age in the adoption of MPAM.•External influences, usefulness and perceived risk are determinants of the intention.•This study provides a set of recommendations for companies.
The purpose of this study was to propose and test an integrative theoretical model that allows one to determine the relative importance of certain factors (i.e. external influences, ease of use, attitude, usefulness, trust, risk) for the adoption of a new mobile payment system advertised on new electronic environments, as well as to analyze the eventual moderating effect of the age of the consumer in the use of this tool. The empirical results show that the proposed behavioral model was appropriately adjusted, thus proving that the age of the user introduces significant differences in the proposed relationships between influences from third parties and ease of use of the payment system, between the perceived trust in the system and its ease of use, as well as between trust and a favorable attitude towards its use.
Fossil or bioenergy? Global fuel market trends Londoño-Pulgarin, Diana; Cardona-Montoya, Giovanny; Restrepo, Juan C. ...
Renewable & sustainable energy reviews,
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The development of power production and its consumption have become a major concern for humanity. This qualitative research identifies contemporary tendencies, specifically biomass among other energy ...sources. Specialists' opinions were juxtaposed against statistical data and hypotheses. This paper's prospective nature involves qualitative arguments to foresee long-term tendencies. It compares alternative energy sources, ecological policies and geopolitical facts. Two key patterns were found: the fossil-fuel use prevalence and the strengthening of alternative power sources, leading towards achieving sustainable development goals.
•Despite global warming concern, interest on renewables lies on oil & gas reserves.•Bioenergy does not play competing return yet states fund crops for biofuels & tech.•Developing green fuels compels efforts to cut costs and economic competitiveness.•Green activists will stimulate the development of new renewable energy sources.•Groups' interests are contrasted: government energy security versus global warming.
PurposeThroughout 2020, especially under the lockdown measures, there was a significant surge in e-commerce and social commerce (s-commerce), with numerous people all over the world adopting and ...using commerce platforms on social media and other websites to buy desired products and services quickly and easily. Instagram Commerce is a new, cutting-edge social commerce platform. This research aims to explore the positive influence of the measures adopted during summer 2020 on Spanish s-commerce users' urge to buy impulsively.Design/methodology/approachDrawing on the stimulus–organism–response (S–O–R) theoretical framework, this study postulates and tests a model to help understand the behaviour of Spanish users towards social commerce, specifically Instagram Commerce. To accomplish this purpose, an SEM analysis is performed using a sample of 251 respondents.FindingsGenerally speaking, the findings obtained in the present study serve to expand and enhance the scientific literature on one of the latest determinants affecting social networks and online commerce.Originality/valueThis research is innovative due to the research background study that is carried out to analyse the urge to buy impulsively.
The advent of Web 2.0 is changing tourists' behaviors, prompting them to take on a more active role in preparing their travel plans. It is also leading tourism companies to have to adapt their ...marketing strategies to different online social media. The present study analyzes advertising effectiveness in social media in terms of customers' visual attention and self-reported memory (recall). Data were collected through a within-subjects and between-groups design based on eye-tracking technology, followed by a self-administered questionnaire. Participants were instructed to visit three Travel 2.0 websites (T2W), including a hotel's blog, social network profile (Facebook), and virtual community profile (Tripadvisor).
Overall, the results revealed greater advertising effectiveness in the case of the hotel social network; and visual attention measures based on eye-tracking data differed from measures of self-reported recall. Visual attention to the ad banner was paid at a low level of awareness, which explains why the associations with the ad did not activate its subsequent recall. The paper offers a pioneering attempt in the application of eye-tracking technology, and examines the possible impact of visual marketing stimuli on user T2W-related behavior.
The practical implications identified in this research, along with its limitations and future research opportunities, are of interest both for further theoretical development and practical application.
•The paper studies ad effectiveness as attention and self-reported recall measurements.•Data were collected through a within-subject design based on eye-tracking method.•Travel 2.0 websites visited: a hotel's blog, Facebook and TripAdvisor profile.•Greater ad effectiveness in the case of the hotel social network was found.•It offers a pioneering attempt in examining the impact of visual marketing stimuli.
•Analysis of effectiveness of advertising on eTourism 2.0. tools.•Influence of elements (image/text) in banners on attention of potential tourists.•Participants fixate first on the static banner than ...animated banner.•Differences assessed according to different participants’ characteristics.•Interesting future research path on effectiveness of advertising on eTourism tools.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of online advertising on different sites under the Web 2.0 philosophy in the hospitality and tourism industry (eTourism 2.0). First, an analysis is conducted of the type of elements contained in a banner (image vs. text) used in different eTourism 2.0 tools have a greater influence on the attention of potential tourists of a hotel, and secondly, what kinds of banners draw their attention more (static vs. animated). Besides, these differences have been assessed according to different variables for classifying potential tourists (gender, age and experience level with these tools). In order to achieve this objective, a mixed experimental design was created, following an eye-tracking method and a self-administered questionnaire. Some interesting results reveal that tourists take longer periods and higher prior fixations to notice the text than the image. And it was found that participants fixate first on the static banner. The findings suggest interesting future research path on effectiveness of advertising on eTourism tools, and can help improve tourism business processes in terms of optimizing their advertising campaigns, considering the characteristics of the tourists that visit these websites.
Current developments in information technology and communications, as well as the significant transformations the business world is being forced to make, are generating an opportunity for widespread ...acceptance of mobile payments. The present research analyzes the intention to use the Apple Pay mobile payment system, as well as contextualizing and evaluating the different antecedents of its use. To carry out the research, 539 users were invited to respond to an online questionnaire, and an analysis of structural equation modeling was used. The results indicate that perceived value is the variable that most influences the intention to use the proposed payment system, followed by perception of utility and risk. This work has important implications for companies in the sector.
Although mobile payment systems offer countless advantages, they do present certain drawbacks, mainly associated with security and privacy concerns. The inclusion of biometric authentication ...technologies seeks to minimise such drawbacks. The aim of this article is to examine the effect of key antecedents of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT2) and perceived risk on the intention to use a mobile payment system featuring biometric identification. A new hybrid analytical approach is taken. A sample of more than 2500 smartphone users was obtained through an online panel-based survey. Two techniques were used: first, structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was conducted to determine which variables had a significant influence on the adoption of the mobile payment system, and second, an artificial neural network (ANN) model was used, taking a deep learning approach, to rank the relative influence of significant predictors of use intention obtained via PLS-SEM. The study found that the most significant variables affecting use intention were performance expectancy, effort expectancy, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation and risk. In contrast, subjective norms, price value and habit were found to be weak predictors of use intention. The results of the ANN analysis confirmed almost all SEM findings but yielded a slightly different order of influence among the least significant predictors. A review of the extant scientific literature revealed a paucity of published studies dealing with the adoption and use of mobile payment systems featuring biometric identification. The conclusions and managerial implications point to new business opportunities that can be exploited by firms through the use of this technology.
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